Tag:Colorado Supreme Court

JLWOP Law Deemed Constitutional

The Colorado Supreme Court ruled last week a law that allowed for some juveniles who’d been sentenced to life without parole to be resentenced...

Court Opinions- Sep 17, 2018

Munoz v. American Family Insurance Co. After Joel Munoz was injured in a car crash with an uninsured motorist, he filed a uninsured motorist claim...

Best Lawyers 2018: Water

People in Colorado’s urban areas don’t have much reason to think about the complexity of water rights law in the state. They can generally...

Uninsured Motorist Ruling Favors Insurance Companies

A recent ruling by the Colorado Supreme Court could alter how parties negotiate settlements in uninsured motorist cases in the state.  In a unanimous decision...

A Plain Reading of ‘Knowingly’

In a decision issued Sept. 10, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that a social host can only be held liable for injuries an intoxicated...

Perkins Coie Adds to White Collar Team

Perkins Coie expanded its white collar and investigations practice team with the addition of two attorneys making the move from inside counsel back to...

Court Opinions- Sep 10, 2018

People v. Welborne Christopher Wesley Welborne appealed the judgment of conviction entered on jury verdicts finding him guilty of first-degree arson, criminal mischief, theft and...

Colorado Eyes Changes to Bail System

With California lawmakers last month abolishing the state’s cash bail policy and a federal district judge in Texas recently tossing out one county’s monetary...